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thought you might like this little ditty from Dirt du jour
October 6, 2009
Clear your calendar, pop some popcorn, settle in for ..
Michael Pollan’s “The Botany of Desire” on PBS, October 28 at 8 p.m. The press release says in a creepy way…
We always thought that we controlled them. But what if, in fact, they have been shaping us?
“We don’t give nearly enough credit to plants,” says Michael Pollan. “They’ve been working on us, they’ve been using us, for their own purposes.”
The program explores the natural history of four plants – the apple, tulip, marijuana, and the potato – and the corresponding human desires– sweetness, beauty, intoxication and controlling nature – that link their destinies to our own.
Told by the way, from the plant’s point of view. Do you already feel like you’re being watched?
whatever
Huffington Post—The smell of Gingko trees are making people sick nationwide. But wait, it get weirder. Some cities claim that even the seedless male trees are turning into females and making a mess.
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